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Negative | saltedcaramel (1 review) | On Nov 29, 2023, saltedcaramel wrote: The price was good and I was excited to see they had some fun varieties, but the passiflora seeds I got must have been old and dried out, the first crumbled when I tried to scarify it. I see others here have had the same experience. Of the remaining seeds, none have sprouted after 3 months, and when I checked on them it seems some have begun to rot. The owner hasn't responded to the email I sent three weeks ago. The review section on their website doesn't work, and I can't give feedback on ebay as I didn't purchase there. |
Negative | ronbug4444 (13 reviews) | On May 25, 2021, ronbug4444 Sumter, SC wrote: I purchased 3 Cornus florida sbsp. urbiniana seeds for $19. When they arrived, all 3 seeds looked different. I emailed and asked about them, and I was told they were fine. After following all the instructions provided, 2 seeds germinated into two different plants, neither of which was the Cornus. I emailed them the photos of the plants, which they told me were not the correct plant, and they sent 3 more seeds. These 3 seeds looked alike, but different than the last 3 I received. I never found out if they were Cornus seeds because they never germinated. That was a lot of money and time wasted for 3 seeds that never did anything. |
Negative | reeve1 (59 reviews) | On Mar 20, 2021, reeve1 Plano, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: I would suggest not buying from this seller. They are either inexperienced or corrupt. Either way, the result is very, very, VERY old seeds that are not viable. All (4) of the Passiflora variants I purchased crumbled to pieces in my hand when trying to nick the seed coat. The majority of others I received were also as old. I'm requesting a refund on my order! I can see from other orders and reviews left that this has been a problem for some time with this seller and the seller hasn't corrected it. Not nice! On Mar 20, 2021, Georgia Vines responded with: "On Mar 22, 2021 10:24 AM, Georgia Vines responded with: Paul, as you are aware I responded to your concern ASAP and replied with the post below. We will always support our customers if you or anyone receives seeds that are not viable. |
Positive | carolyn_haack (13 reviews) | On Sep 8, 2020, carolyn_haack Saint Petersburg, FL wrote: Ordered a Parijat/Night Flowering Jasmine from them and the experience couldn’t be more positive. They texted me a picture of the actual plant that they were shipping, and shipped promptly (within a business day of order). |
Positive | dcrisman47 (2 reviews) | On Aug 19, 2020, dcrisman47 Chickamauga, GA wrote: Posted on August 14, 2020, updated August 19, 2020 On August 19th, 2020, dcrisman47 changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: Lori refunded my money for the bad seeds and sent me a large and very healthy plant. In addition I was sent replacement seeds for Fuchsia magellanica. Actually, her email was so nice that I would love to meet her and just talk about plants! |
Negative | Stan_in_NJ (1 review) | On Jun 4, 2020, Stan_in_NJ Trenton, NJ wrote: Ordered 10 seeds Schisandra chinensis for $9.05 total, to cross-pollinate an " 'Eastern Prince' " plant which isn't self-fruitful (not Georgia Vines's, it came from One Green World). Followed the warm/cold/warm stratification instructions; so far, no germinations. "Uneven germination", indeed! |
Positive | dave12122 (83 reviews) | On May 20, 2018, dave12122 East Haddam, CT wrote: I ordered one plant from Ebay, Crinum powellii, a four year bulb. My order was delivered promptly, packed perfectly, and the Crinum appears very healthy. It has already started to grow after just being in the ground a few days. Very positive experience-- THANK YOU GEORGIA VINES!!! |
Positive | AnniesAnnuals (42 reviews) | On May 11, 2018, AnniesAnnuals Richmond, CA wrote: Plants arrived in great condition, well packed and super fast shipping. Highly recommend. Thank you Georgia Vines! |
Positive | cucurbit (9 reviews) | On Mar 22, 2017, cucurbit Cincinnati, OH wrote: I am an avid gardener from Cincinnati. I am also a professional Landscape Architect. My experiences with this company have been nothing short of perfect. I have ordered their live Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata - multiple cultivars) starter plants on multiple occasions for potting up and growing to a larger size so that I can eventually grow them on the pergola over my back patio. The plants were in excellent shape when they arrived and the packing job was obviously done by someone who cares deeply about doing everything they can to ensure the plants' survival during shipping. I definitely recommend them as a purveyor of high-quality mail order live plants! |
Negative | bartjestuin (2 reviews) | On Mar 18, 2017, bartjestuin gieten, Netherlands wrote: i have bought for alot of money |
Neutral | BotanicalBoi (9 reviews) | On Feb 7, 2016, BotanicalBoi Carrollton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote: They do offer some seed that I have been looking for with little success from other companies. The downside are their prices and lack of communication. Germination is average. |
Negative | 67gt500 (4 reviews) | On Sep 1, 2015, 67gt500 Federal Heights, CO wrote: I have purchased 7 different species of Musa Banana seeds from Georgavines. I am experienced in the challenges of grow Bananas from seed. The issue I have with the seeds they sell in regards to the Banana seeds, since these are the only types of seed I have tried from Georgavines. |
Negative | txaggiegal (6 reviews) | On Jun 23, 2015, txaggiegal Belton, TX wrote: What a SCAM and one of the worst Sham Businesses in a long time...I have ordered seed in the past and it has never sprouted so I 'chalked it up'...But this time, I ordered cuttings for a Research Project. They were not cheap at $50 plus shipping! |
Negative | sakapur (2 reviews) | On May 5, 2015, sakapur San Jose, CA wrote: I bought lychee plant from this business. The Lychee tree arrived and looked fine. I planted it in bigger pot and watered it regularly. After couple of weeks the lychee plant died. I contacted the business and explained them the issue. The business was very prompt in responding back and issued RMA. I sent back the tree as soon as I received the communication from business. After receiving back the package, the business responded back that they cannot refund the money because of following reasons : |
Positive | lunaazul (4 reviews) | On Feb 12, 2015, lunaazul Richmond, CA wrote: Georgia Vines is everything you always want in a company and thankfully lacks those things you never want. I've ordered twice and both experiences were remarkably positive. Response and update was prompt both times, shipment was nearly immediate, my order was packaged carefully and plants arrived big and healthy. |
Positive | Corsetiere (1 review) | On Dec 21, 2014, Corsetiere Columbus, OH wrote: I had really good germination rates from the Lotus seed I ordered from them and their shipping was quick too. |
Positive | Sherilou (23 reviews) | On Nov 19, 2014, Sherilou Panhandle Gulf Coast, FL (Zone 8b) wrote: Georgia Vines has fast shipping and quick helpful customer service. I really like the way they have postage included in the seed price. The Hibiscus seeds I ordered look VERY healthy. |
Neutral | ginger1952 (4 reviews) | On Jun 11, 2014, ginger1952 Lake Charles, LA (Zone 9a) wrote: Posted on May 30, 2014, updated June 11, 2014 On June 11th, 2014, ginger1952 changed the rating from negative to neutral and added the following: Georgia Vines notified me about the negative comment on Dave's and stated she would send me 2 Flying Dragon plants. I received these plants (6/11/14) today. Since I initially purchased 40 seeds for $26.00 and none germinated my cost ended up being $13.00 per plant. That is not exactly the cost ratio I was looking for when I purchased the Flying Dragon seeds from Georgia Vines. I do appreciate the two live plants. |
Positive | twotallgirls (1 review) | On Oct 25, 2013, twotallgirls Pensacola, FL wrote: Ordered up banana and passion vine seeds. Ordered them on the 15th, they shipped on the 17th, and arrived on the 19th, started soaking on the 20th. Liked the free shipping. Didn't check out Passionvinecottage.com until after I ordered... the same seeds were 30% or so off but I think you pay for shipping (I couldn't tell). Same company? All seeds looked good (only one floater in 40 seeds). Will buy again come spring. |
Negative | whoever (1 review) | On Aug 29, 2013, whoever Frankfurt, Germany wrote: I ordered impatiens cyathiflora seeds from them. Seeds looked unripe (partially whitish, light brown) to me. No germination info, therefore I treated them like other wild impatiens seeds (stratification for 8 weeks at 5°C), but no sign of germination. Waste of money. |
Negative | Babzee (1 review) | On Jul 2, 2013, Babzee LEABURG, OR (Zone 8b) wrote: I ordered 4 different Impatiens glandulifera varieties from them. Depending on variety they had between 5-8 seeds and were over $5.00 per packet. Upon arrival I noticed that about 50% of the seeds were undeveloped (they looked like dust) and there was no way they would germinate but I really wanted the plants so I said what the heck even one would be great! What a waste of time and money! I'm a plant pathologist and used to work for seed company so I have some experience in germinating seeds thanks to my friends in seed germ lab. It is over 3 months later and nothing is happening. Just to let you know I received another variety of Impatient glandulifera from different source about week later and they are already transplanted into my garden doing very well. |
Positive | scott3777 (1 review) | On Apr 14, 2013, scott3777 Crooked Lake Park, FL wrote: Boy that Travis Rubel is a nice guy. I recently ordered 2 packs of White Sky Vine seeds. They never came. I checked the with the post office. They told me that they had delivered them. They weren't delivered to my house if they were delivered. After a bit of searching, I found a phone number for GA Vines that I could get through to. Travis answered and assured me that it was no problem and that the product would be replaced. Since they were out of seeds he sent me a VERY HEALTHY plant and sent priority even though my first order was not. That's good customer service. I look forward to doing business with these guys in the future. |
Positive | vitrsna (15 reviews) | On Mar 25, 2013, vitrsna Colima, Mexico (Zone 11) wrote: I just received an order from Georgia Vines. I think this is my 4th or 5th order total so I have a little bit of history with this company. I've never had a problem and have been pleased with their product, packaging, communication, and response time. The entire process is always so easy and without problem that I look forward to continue doing business with this company. |
Negative | Xeramtheum (1 review) | On Mar 20, 2013, Xeramtheum Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) wrote: Posted on March 8, 2013, updated March 20, 2013 On March 20th, 2013, Xeramtheum added the following: 3/20/13. Just wanted to add that as of today, on my 3rd attempt to get a viable seedling of the Red Picotee MG, not even 1 out of 10 MG seeds I've planted have come up. They all rotted. |
Negative | Tropicman (9 reviews) | On Jan 9, 2013, Tropicman Bushland, TX (Zone 6a) wrote: Received E-mail from Georgia Vines,saying a flat $5 off my order,ordered seeds couldn't get there coupon to work at the time I ordered my seeds,so I sent them a e-mail ,to let them know there coupon wasn't working on there web site,they answered me they would give me a $5 certificate,then they wrote back saying they would just give me a refund,either way I was happy,with that and told them I wanted to order more seeds,so I needed either the certificate or refund,so I could make my order,and told them what my order would be,on there web site,they say they will do anything possible to make there customers happy,well,been several days and haven't heard a word from them,my seed order arrived and they billed my credit card account,but no word on my certificate or refund.They no longer will answer my e-mails,so buyer beware! |
Positive | pinusresinosa (5 reviews) | On Dec 12, 2012, pinusresinosa North Branch, MN wrote: I went to Georgia Vines originally because I was searching for Vigna caracalla seeds online, and I found this shop. I found myself like a crazy gardener in a seed store paradise (kid in a candy store?). Service was great and I've ordered from Georgia Vines a few times since. |
Neutral | g_whizz (13 reviews) | On Nov 30, 2012, g_whizz rosetta TASMANIA, Australia wrote: Ive got liliums after 2 years from seed.,but they certainly arent what I thought I was purchasing...Anyway, I am going to post each picture of each incorrect seedling on 'All Things Plants''..and may I suggest you buy from a genuine breeder, not a fanticiser |
Negative | SmallGardener (2 reviews) | On Jul 18, 2012, SmallGardener Newtonville, MA (Zone 6b) wrote: I've ordered twice from Georgia Vines, and each time, the plants were delivered in tiny pots, barely 2" in size. The first set of vines I ordered (last summer) hardly grew at all. The vine that arrived today has no sign of new growth and holes in the leaves. I would be surprised if this most recent shipment survives, and would be shocked if it thrives. |
Positive | CeliaHiggs (3 reviews) | On Jun 11, 2012, CeliaHiggs Colorado Springs, CO wrote: I made a very small order, and my seeds arrived quickly. I like the variety present at Georgia Vines- and I love the fact that they have a way to isolate plants for different zones. I'm pretty certain I'll be ordering from GV in the future. :) |
Positive | cj927 (1 review) | On May 3, 2012, cj927 Greensboro, NC wrote: Posted on April 23, 2012, updated May 3, 2012 On May 3rd, 2012, cj927 changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: I do have to change my rating to positive, after a bit of a wild ride. I eventually got an apology from the son, Travis, who also sent me additional seeds--several varieties of the same type of plant I had originally ordered. Lori saw my posting on Dave's Garden, and additionally replied. She went above and beyond, and sent me 6 lives plants at her own expense. I got a sweet note, and was surprised by the nice ending to the whole experience. |
Positive | morningloree (12 reviews) | On Apr 26, 2012, morningloree Heathrow, FL wrote: I ordered an Elephant creeper vine, Orange Clock vine, and an Orchid vine. My order arrived in a timely manner and plants were well packaged. I was most impressed with the size, the vines were described as starter plants, but were larger than I expected. The condition of the vines was excellent, soil intact and still moist, with no broken branches. They weren't even wilted from the journey. I was able to find vines that were largely unavailable through most places. Great job, Georgia Vines! |
Positive | desertmikey (5 reviews) | On Feb 20, 2012, desertmikey Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Zone 11) wrote: Posted on February 20, 2012, updated February 21, 2012 On February 20th, 2012, desertmikey changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: I would like to change my formerly "Negative" rating to "Positive". Travis of Georgia Vines responded and apologized for sending the datura seeds mis-identified as brugmansia seeds. The seeds had been purchased by Georgia Vines from another company and none had yet been germinated by Georgia Vines at the time they were sold to me. Georgia Vines has agreed to replace the mis-identified seeds with new seeds of my choosing. I appreciate Travis' quick action on this and his courtesy. |
Positive | Octavivs (4 reviews) | On Oct 8, 2011, Octavivs Mashpee, MA wrote: I just purchased an item and received it very quickly and in good condition. I am happy with my purchase. |
Positive | bettabaker (1 review) | On Aug 7, 2011, bettabaker Battlefield, MO wrote: delivery was fast, excellent germination rate on seeds of 99% |
Positive | redlandsgarden (1 review) | On Aug 5, 2011, redlandsgarden Redlands, CA wrote: Posted on June 23, 2011, updated August 5, 2011 On June 22nd, 2011, redlandsgarden changed the rating from neutral to negative and added the following: I am now changing my rating of Georgia Vines to negative, as I found the receipt for my plant when I was paying my credit card bill. The instructions state to "keep me in a non direct sunshine spot near some shade." So I did not read the directions wrong, as I was told by Travis at Georgia Vines! I did exactly what they stated I should do. Who knows why the plant died, the mailing might have been too much for it, but I don't appreciate the finger pointing when I followed the instructions perfectly. On June 23rd, 2011, redlandsgarden changed the rating from negative to positive and added the following: Travis called me up and offered to send me a new plant. He said he misunderstood my email, and thought that I had put the plant into direct light. I thought that was very nice of them to take the initiative like that when they discovered that I was dissatisfied. Even if this new plant doesn't make it, I think they're terrific for making the extra effort for their customers. On August 5th, 2011, redlandsgarden added the following: Just wanted to add some more followup. Travis sent me a very healthy looking new plant right away, and gave me some adjusted instructions for caring for it. It did much better, stayed alive and looked healthy for a few weeks. It has shown no new growth and is now starting to slowly dry up starting at the vine tips. They sent me a healthy plant and their new instructions were good... if I lose this plant, I know that it was due to the environment here... and I'll finally give up on this vine and get a white mandevilla instead! |
Positive | phat_gardener86 (2 reviews) | On Apr 13, 2011, phat_gardener86 Madison Heights, VA wrote: I placed an order with georgia vines and I'm very pleased with the price and the promptness of shipping. I was able to find a particular morning glory that I had just discovered and had been wanting. It is the morning glory Jamie Lynn and my name is Jamie Lynn!! I was very excited to find it on their site at a reasonable price! I will most definately order from them again! |
Negative | oak_tree_01 (2 reviews) | On Mar 21, 2011, oak_tree_01 upstate NY, NY (Zone 5a) wrote: I would be very hesitant to seeds from this company. I had sent a few emails to Georgia Vines to ask questions about their passiflora seeds. They carry so many varieties of passiflora and sell seeds as well as plants, so I wanted to be sure that they were not allowing their passifloras to hybridize. I asked if the seeds were ones that they saved themselves, and what steps they’d taken to isolate the varieties. I’d hate to buy seeds, go to the trouble of getting them to germinate (passifloras are notoriously difficult to get to germinate unless they are extremely fresh), grow them for years and then discover when they bloom that they are not the variety I wanted but some sort of hybrid. I had to email and then email again several times before I got answers to my questions that were remotely clear. Initially I got the response of: On Mar 21, 2011, Georgia Vines responded with: "On Mar 22, 2011 6:01 AM, Georgia Vines responded with: Oh No, I'm so sorry about my son's response in these emails. There certainly is no excuse for this and I apologize for his unexcusable behavior. I had no idea about these emails. I recently asked him to help me with the business and now see he has been not doing things the way they should be done. I appreciate you letting me know about this and will certainly make changes. Again, please accept my apology. |
Positive | Passionflowerz (7 reviews) | On Jul 27, 2010, Passionflowerz Punta Gorda, FL (Zone 9b) wrote: I ordered some passionflower seed from georgiavines back in February. I waited a week, and the seeds had not arrived. Panicking, I wrote them. Within a few hours, they responded, and re-sent my order, no questions asked. I believe it was the USPS that created my problem, but they did not question me, and were polite and quick to respond. I promised I'd post a review when my seed sprouted. Passionflower sometimes takes up to a year to do so, but mine are peeking up and taking off! Thanks again to the folks at GEORGIAVINES.COM for being so kind and helpful :) |
Positive | rah127 (13 reviews) | On May 27, 2009, rah127 Dalton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote: very healthy plants, wonderful selection and excellent customer service--I will be a repeat customer every year--bought 12 different vines this year and 6 last year--can't wait to see what the ones look like this year |